21

"Hannie, you ready??"

"Cominggggg!!!"

Minho felt a deja vu while he extended his hands towards Han who was  running down the stairs.

So much changed in two years. He never thought he'd love someone so much or someone would love him so much.

Earlier, he never understood why people longed so much for love. He used to think that he was better off single than being in a relationship and getting hurt every now and then but things were changed now. He couldn't imagine living a life with no one to share his happiness and sadness with anymore. He didn't know what would he do if didn't have Han by his side. Mornings became good morning for him only after seeing Han's adorable face and night felt right only after having him in his arms, exactly like how he was close to him at the moment.

The younger's clumsy self tripped on his feet while running down the stairs and was about to fall when Minho pulled him by his waist to protect him.

"When are you gonna learn, love?" Minho said with dreamy eyes. Han was looking extra precious with his all white look topped by his blue hairs.

"We are gonna be late if you start scolding me now. Let's go." The younger hurried.

"We made a pact, remember?"

"Huh?? Oh!! Yes yes! Here you go."

Saying this, Han pulled Minho by his collar and gave a quick peck.

"You know it's a huge turn on for me when you pull me by my shirt for the kiss, right?" Minho said with a suggestive smile.

"Dafuqqq?? You know I do that because you're a giant. How else do I bring you closer?"

"Really, Sungie?" Minho raised a brow smirking.

"Hyunggggg!!!! No hanky panky now!!! We're gonna be late for the party." Han was flushed red.

Minho laughed out loud.

"You really know how to kill the mood. What the hell is hanky panky??"

"You know what I mean!! Stop bullying me." Han whined while not-so-gently hitting Minho on his arms.

"Whyy?? We still have a lot of time and its not like a very important party."

"Noooo!! You are difficult to stop once you- you know what I mean and she requested so nicely to us. Of course, we have to be there on time."

Minho rolled his eyes at the last statement but chuckled, nonetheless.

"You'll forever be my li'l squirrel." Minho didn't want to call Han dumb for thinking so nicely of everyone so he had to use some adjectives.

"Huhh??"

"Nothing, love. Let's go."

-

"Ohhh Minho!!! I'm glad you could make it here."

Minho gave a business like smile to the lady in front of him.

"Sungie, you look so pretty today." The man next to the lady said.

Han replied with an uncomfortable smile. He didn't expect the other man's presence.

"J-jaekyung hyung??"

"I didn't know it was Jessica you promised to attend the party to. Glad you could be a part of our marriage celebration."

"Congratulations Jaekyung!" Minho squeezed Jaekyung's palm a bit roughly and said.

"Thanks Minho." Jaekyung returned the handshake with an equal mean demeanor.

"Here's gift for both of you." Han smiled to the the previously mentioned lady, Jessica.

"Ohh!!! Thanks Jisung."

"Hope you like it. Minho hyung brought it."

"Hahaha.... It must be really nice if Minho bought it. He really knows my taste, don't you?" Jessica said with a flirtatious smile followed by a wink.

Han noticed this and wasn't very happy with the exchange. He didn't want to come off as jealous and clingy but thinking that Minho still knew about her favorites disheartened him to some extent.

"Haha... totally!!! I totally know what you'll need now." Han failed to recognise the sarcasm in the elder's voice.

"Now, I'll request the newly married couple to come on the stage and grace this night with a beautiful dance performance. The voice of the host for the party echoed.

The party continued with the dance performance and the new couple was no longer there to annoy Han and Minho which they were thankful with.

Like any other date, Han and Minho were enjoying themselves with the food and drinks when Jaekyung came back.

"Sungie, come on! Dance with me!"

"Um no Hyung, I'm okay here." Han looked visibly uncomfortable.

"Oh come on!! Don't be a bore!!" Jaekyung grabbed Han's wrist and started pulling him.

"He won't if he doesn't want to!!" Minho looked fiercely at Jaekyung while removing his hands from the younger's. His tone was cold and his eyes held rage, something Han was yet to witness.

Jaekyung was thankful that Jessica came at the right time turning all the focus on her.

"Minho, come dance with me."

"Nope, thanks."

"Whyyy??? It's my night. Y'all should pamper me." Jessica said with a pout which was cute for everyone except Minho. Minho was well aware of the facade. Afterall, he dated her once.

"But..."

"Jisung, he won't listen to me. You tell him, please! Pretty pleaaaaasssseee." Han wasn't in no position to deny her request because of how cutely and politely she asked.

Minho looked at Han with hope that Han would say no to her but he forgot how much of a people pleaser he was.

"Hyung you s-should go. It's  just one dance afterall." Han was comforting himself rather than the elder by the last statement.

Minho looked at Han with betrayed eyes while Han couldn't look at him. He didn't want to put Han in an awkward position so he went to the dance floor with no more complaints.

Han looked at Minho only after they went to the dance floor. His eyes immediately met Minho's who was staring at him the entire time he was dancing.

Han felt his stomach drop and he suddenly, he couldn't sit there anymore. He rushed to the washroom not noticing another person following him with wobbly legs.

Han was washing his face when he felt a pair of unfamiliar arms wrapped around his waist. He panicked and turned around only to find a drunk Jaekyung encaging him in his arms.

"What the fuc-????"

"Sshhh!!!! Why do you look so afraid near me? Hmm?? I know I didn't mistake once and you punished me which I gladly accept.... But it's been yearssss!!! Can't you forgive me once?

"Hyung, you're drunk. Let's go outside." Han said after calming himself a bit.

"Noooo!!! Forgive me first. I cannot change what happened back then but I wanna turn back to what we were. You know hyung loves you a lot, right?"

Han felt a wave of disgust with Jaekyung's last statement. Nonetheless, he knew better than to say anything against him.

"Ok! I forgive you. Let's go now." Han tried to free himself but his efforts seemed to go in vain.

Something shifted in Jaekyung's eyes.

"Then can we once...." Jaekyung leaned closer.

Han immediately punched him in the guts and took the opportunity to run away but Jaekyung was faster. He pulled Han back in his arms.

Before he can do anything further, the door opened revealing Jessica who was appalled seeing the scene in front of her.

Jaekyung was totally drunk and had some buttons of his white shirt undone. Han had his hairs messed up completely giving a very wrong interpretation of the scene.

She immediately pulled Han by his hands and slapped him.

"No, Jessica. You got me wrong. Listen to me. He was-"

"Stop, you fuckin' faggot!!! Is Minho not enough that you're trying to seduce my husband as well?" Han never expected such a soft spoken woman to be so violent.

"Nooo!! You've got it wrong-"

"I'll call Minho and show your true face to him. Just wait, you bastard."

"No, wait!!"

Jessica didn't have to do anything as Minho himself entered the washroom.

Minho was petrified with the scene.

"W-what happened?"

"He tried to take advantage of my husband's drunken state."

"I am asking my husband." Minho's voice clearly explained that he was holding himself back.

"Please trust me. I d-didn't do anything wrong." With this statement, tears spilled  out of Han's eyes and he wasn't able to speak anymore.

Minho's heart broke. He reached out to the younger and raised his head his index finger.

Han looked him in the eye and found the care and love still in his eyes which was always there.

"Love, what did he do??"

"Hyung, I swear I didn't do anything. He was the one who tried to kiss me. He was apologising for harass-"

"He harrassed you?"

"Why are you listening to this faggot?" Jessica screamed.

"I said I'm talking to my husband, Jessica!!" The cold tone was back making Han shiver.

"Yes." Tears started flowing out of the younger's eyes

Minho didn't have to hear that twice before punching Jaekyung on his face. He could remember the discomfort on the younger's face everytime he faced Jaekyung.

"What are you doing Minho?" Jessica yelled holding Jaekyung.

"Tell him to fuck me with my husband once more and I'll kill him with my bare hands." Minho's eyes could kill.

"You're seriously gonna believe that fag??? What is even there in him for anyone to get attracted? He's just cooking up a story...."

"I've never raised my hands on a woman, Jessica and I want it to stay that way. One word against him and you might not see the day ever." Minho's tone was ruthless. Jessica knew the tone very well.

"I'll keep things simple for now. It's just gonna be a simple assault case. Tell him to mend his ways if he doesn't want me to take this case in my own hand." Minho said while looking at the unconscious Jaekyung on the floor.

"What?? You can't do that!!" Minho was about to leave with Han when Jessica yelled.

"I definitely can."

"Minho, please. For the sake of our old relationship."

It stung Han's heart. It wasn't easy for him to accept that Minho had been in a relationship with the woman in front of him.

"In which you decided to cheat! Jessica, this is the easiest punishment he can have, you know that very well" Jessica didn't have to be told twice to shut up. She knew that it was a minor punishment, indeed.

Minho took Han and immediately left the place. Han didn't dare to look up in his eyes. He silently followed the elder and sat in the car. He was looking at his lap the whole ride, fidgeting with his fingers.

When he raised his head, they were at the same bridge near the Han river where Han kissed Minho's cheeks for the first time.

Han wasn't sure why Minho brought him there but he followed him nonetheless.

"We have a few things we haven't shared yet, I guess."

Han wasn't sure if he was ready to share anything at the moment.

"I made a few confessions at this place so  it wouldn't  hurt to make a few more." It wasn't a lie to say that Han was puzzled.

"I was almost like a thug back in my college days. I'm not ashamed to admit that I got involved with some bad influence and used to like beat up people, never without a cause tho. This is why people were really scared of me but after that bike incident, I left it all after seeing mom cry so much. When I was the one whose bones were broken, I finally understood what it feels like and stopped everything. That will help you explain my demeanor back then. I mean it's not me anymore but I still won't allow anyone to mess with my family. I am ready to be the Satan again to bring them to hell. I am so sorry to scare you off."

Han took his time to process the new information, again and then chuckled. He couldn't believe that such a sweet man was a bully once.

"Also, about Jessica..... Yes, I dated her but it was when I was going crazy over you. You don't know but the three years I couldn't find you were crazy for me.  I literally had no information about you and couldn't tell one either. What would I tell? I'm looking for a cute squirrel faced adorable boy with round cheeks. Yeah, no!!" Han laughed at this for which Minho was thankful for. Finally, Han was at ease.

"So, she proposed me god knows why but she was good looking and sweet so I accepted. Later on, I got to know that she was cheating on me with some dude. Then we broke up and never met again until last week. Honestly, I didn't even remember her till then. I believe since I didn't turn her down harshly that time that's why she acted like we were still on good terms in the mall and you fell for her tricks. She's wicked, Hannie. Seokmin, being the curious cat he is, inquired about her and got to know how  evil of a woman she is. I won't go in details but you shouldn't be a tad bit worried about that woman. Those jerks deserve each other."

Han was all ears. He got to know a different side of the perfect Minho, which was crooked and which made him look more human.

" Jaekyung Hyung confessed to me once. I rejected him though because he was like brother to me but he didn't take it well. I won't go in details but he got drunk and created a scene in front of my college. I was so embarrassed after that so I left the country for like two years to complete my studies. "

"You idiot!!! That is why I wasn't able find you." Minho pulled him in a warm hug not knowing to do with his dumb husband.

-

"You'll pay for this!!!" Jessica yelled after exiting the police station.

Minho and Han turned around revealing a very angry Jessica.

"It was Jaekyung's deeds. He has to pay for that." Minho was in no mood to humour her.

"Why the hell are you so hell bent about him? Do you not care at all about our old relationship? You are gonna ignore me for him? Really??"

Minho took Han's hand and was ready to leave when Jessica said, " Fineeee!!! I cheated on you but that doesn't mean you'll marry anyone to get over me."

Han loosened his hand from Minho's grasp.

"Hannie, no-" Minho started when he saw Han moving towards Jessica.

"Exactly how horrible were you for him to reconsider his sexuality?" Han asked with furrowed brows.

Minho snorted at this, unintentionally, raging Jessica even more. She pointed her finger at Han, ready to say something mean again but Han continued, "Listen Jessica, I think you should save your energy to deal with these police matters rather than my relationship with hyung.   We love each other genuinely and are having a good life together. You saying anything is not gonna affect us even a little bit. So, save your time and energy for better things."

Han said this and wasted no time in grasping Minho's palm back and dragging him to the car who followed him like a love sick puppy.

-

Han was driving back to their home while Minho was sitting in the passenger seat admiring his man.

"You love me?" Minho said with the cheesiest smile.

"Obviously!!" Han didn't want to show this but Minho staring at him so intently always made butterflies summersault in his stomach.

"God, it's embarassing!!" Minho had a wide smile plastered on his face.

"Hyung, we are married for two years now." Han said with a red face.

"Still!!!!!" Minho tried to control his smile while saying that but couldn't. Damn, he was proud of his husband.

"Um- so what does Jessica like?" Han said after a long silence.

"Huh??" Minho came out his dreamy trance.

"She said you knew her favorites and you said you got them something she exactly needs" Han tried to act non-chalant but Minho knew better.

"Hahaha. Wanna see??" Minho laughed.

Han got confused but nodded his head nonetheless.

"That's a pressure cooker. What the hell??"

"Well, you Hyung seems like a person who loves being treated like a guest. She can cook everyday for him to eat now."

"Hyung, you are crazy." Han chuckled feeling a sense of relief.

"Crazily, your's"

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